A 3852 (Reynolds-Jackson, Freiman, Jaffer, Moriarty, Mosquera, Wimberly) S 2523 (Ruiz/Cunningham) Child poverty has a life-long impact on educational and life outcomes. The federal Child Tax Credit of the 2021…
S 704 (Codey) This bill will help ensure patient privacy. It is important that when individuals receive mental health services, they know their personal information will remain confidential. Otherwise, people…
S 57 (Corrado, Bramnick) While we understand the trauma that happened to Emma, districts have significant expenses from COVID: updating HVAC systems to ensure schools are safe, hiring extra personnel,…
A 280 (Umba) S 525 (Ruiz, Singleton) As students seek post-secondary opportunities, it is important there be opportunities other than four-year degrees. Pre-apprenticeship programs provide students with these opportunities. Youth…
S 791 (Singleton) S 2305 (Gopal, Greenstein) NJEA opposes these bills because they make a change to the School Employees Health Benefits Plan (SEHBP) without going through the Plan Design…
S 2475 (Ruiz, Cunningham) Early childhood covers birth to eight years of age. Currently, early childhood services are spread across four deparmtnets. This can result in fragmented services which are…
S 2350 (Gopal, Ruiz) S 2661 (Codey) New Jersey is experiencing a shortage of teachers, one the state needs to address. These bills will incentivize people to become teachers by…
S 1975 (Pou) International student exchange placement organizations are not registered anywhere in New Jersey. Having them register with the Department of Education will give school districts a list of…
S 381 (Rice, Cryan) Before and after school programs and summer programs are important to families. Currently, they are coordinated by many different state agencies which have different policies. This…
S 2008 (Singleton, Madden) Our health care professionals, including those that serve the medical needs of our students, should be lauded for their efforts on behalf of our kids and…